Dam Inspection: A Day at Still Creek Dam We’ve been busy lately visiting various municipalities, police forces, aquaculture sites, and water treatment plants showcasing both our portable ROV systems and our new product line, the DT340 Pipe Crawler. One project in particular, took place at the Still Creek Dam in Tamaqua, PA. Cody and Sam packed up the crawler and headed down to perform a routine inspection of the gates and intake.This sort of application was unique for the DT340; traditionally pipe crawlers are used in water treatment and sanitary pipeline inspections – but this time it was going to access a submerged entry point in a hydro-electric dam. The inspection team determined a wheeled-vehicle would be the best solution to keep traction and maneuver with the flow in the pipe

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